Новости за 22.05.2016

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York man is being held without bail after police say he killed his wife and then wheeled her body around before dumping it on the front lawn of a Staten Island home.

KABUL — The killing of Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Akhtar Mansour in a U.S. drone strike was greeted Sunday by Kabul’s political leadership as a game-changer in efforts to end the long insurgent war plaguing Afghanistan. In a rare show of unity, President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah both welcomed the news of Mansour’s death as the removal of a man who unleashed violence against innocent civilians in Afghanistan and was widely regarded as an obstacle to peace within the militant group. Читать дальше...

SEOUL, May 22 (Yonhap) -- Reigning Olympic gymnastics champion Yang Hak-seon, who has been battling a foot injury since March, has been given a second chance to prove himself worthy of the Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, the South Korean gymnastics ass

Halifax power provider wants long-term supply contracts before committing to build undersea line to Massachusetts

U.S. defense spending as a share of GDP is modest, but you wouldn’t know it from critics who distort reality.

The UN has warned that Africa could be facing the worst food crisis in 25 years as the continent struggles with severe drought. By Christmas up to 50 million people will need food. ITV reports: Severe weather conditions caused by the worst El Niño – a weather phenomenon that affects rainfall patterns – in 30 years are worsening and drought has ravaged crops and driven up food prices. More than 31 million need food now and 20 million more are likely to run out this year, the UN said. A further 10 million people in Ethiopia... Читать дальше...

Parliamentary vote comes ahead of eurozone finance ministers meeting on disbursement of funds.

Eric Arnold

Two people died while climbing Mount Everest over the weekend, and around 30 others suffered from frostbite or sickness.

At least two others were missing as of Sunday, the Himalayan Times reported.

With weather favorable, nearly 400 people have reached the summit over the last several weeks, the Associated Press reported. But in spite of the good conditions, risks of altitude, temperature, and dangerous terrain remain.

Friday marked the first fatality of the year on Everest... Читать дальше...

Cyprus' pro-presidential conservative Democratic Rally (DISY) won on Sunday the country's parliamentary elections with over 30 percent of votes, according to the country's Interior Ministry.

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt sent a submarine Sunday to join the hunt for the flight recorders from the EgyptAir jetliner that crashed in the Mediterranean and killed all 66 people aboard, while hundreds of Coptic Christian mourners filled a church in Cairo to pray for their relatives among the dead.

De Almelose taekwondoka Reshmie Oogink heeft zondag de bronzen medaille veroverd tijdens het EK in het Zwitserse Montreux.

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt sent a submarine Sunday to join the hunt for the flight recorders from the EgyptAir jetliner that crashed in the Mediterranean and killed all 66 people aboard, while hundreds of Coptic Christian mourners filled a church…

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt sent a submarine Sunday to join the hunt for the flight recorders from the EgyptAir jetliner that crashed in the Mediterranean and killed all 66 people aboard, while hundreds of Coptic Christian mourners filled a church…

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt sent a submarine Sunday to join the hunt for the flight recorders from the EgyptAir jetliner that crashed in the Mediterranean and killed all 66 people aboard, while hundreds of Coptic Christian mourners filled a church…

The slow disintegration of a former Heisman winner and first-round draft pick continues. TMZ reports that Manziel was removed from a Las Vegas club after throwing a punch at someone who had shoved him. The melee began when Drake arrived at Jewel Nightclub for a surprise performance and patrons began to crowd toward the stage. Pushed…

Greek lawmakers approved tax increases and a new privatization fund on Sunday and freed up the sale of nonperforming loans in exchange for much-needed bailout loans and debt relief. Athens hopes the measures, two days before a key eurozone finance ministers meeting, will help it unlock the funds it needs to pay IMF loans, ECB bonds maturing in July and increasing state arrears.

A good opportunity to scope out your new space home.

Mars will be glowing its brightest in two years on Sunday night during a phenomenon called Mars opposition.

NASA / AP

Mars opposition occurs when the Red Planet – aka our next home – has made a full orbit around the sun and ended up in line between Earth and the sun.

NASA / JPL / Via youtube.com

Because of that Mars will be lit up by the sun... Читать дальше...

PARIS — Veteran British director Ken Loach has won his second Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival Sunday for "I, Daniel Blake" — a stark and polemical portrayal of a disabled man's struggle with the benefits system in gritty northern England. The 79-year-old was presented the festival's top prize by actor Mel Gibson at a ceremony on the French Riviera. Accepting the award, the silver-haired...

The Uruguay international could be a doubt for the Copa America after going down and being replaced by Rafinha as Barcelona battled for the double against Sevilla

An Emmy-winning actress is shaking and stirring up the conversation for the next James Bond.

Intel Minister Katz tells the JPost Annual Conference that the venture would seek to connect the Palestinian territory to the movement of people and goods.

Alexis Tsipras pushes through €1.8bn package of indirect tax increases despite opposition

Alexis Tsipras pushes through €1.8bn package of indirect tax increases despite opposition

The death of a couple who were on EgyptAir flight 804 has left three orphaned children. NBC's Ayman Mohyeldin reports.